back in ww2 was there a spitfire made for landing on aircraft carriers?

Chauncey Williama: No.Neither Mustangs nor Spitfires were deployed on carriers. However, the Hawker Hurricane, the other major British fighter plane of the war, was adapted to service on Royal Navy carriers.The Americans had fighters, like the F4F Wildcat, and later the F4U Corsair and the F6F Hellcat, that were specifically designed for carrier use....Show more

Nannie Kasee: I was surprised to see there were:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Seafire

Joni Ziak: Yes there were as a matter of fact but no mustangs. Good luck to you

Lenard Ginyard: Yes on both accounts.The Navel Version of the Spitfire was known as the Seafire.Due to the lack of range of the Navy fighters at the time “Project Seahorse” took an early-series P-51D (P-51D-5-NA serial number 44-14017)From the link below:"To enhance low speed handling, it was fitted with a fin fillet extension. This was a standard retrofit for early-series P-51D aircraft. The other modifications were! specific to the new naval role of the aircraft. A tailhook was fitted, attached to a reinforced bulkhead. A catapult hook was fitted on the fuselage centerline, just forward of the wing. To cope with hard carrier landings, the tires were replaced with special high-pressure ones. The main undercarriage shock absorbers received increased air pressure to reduce bouncing upon landing. The airframe was also reinforced in various points to withstand the extra stress."11/04/44 it made it's first take off and landing from a carrier (USS Shangri-La CV-38). The Navel version of the B-25 (PBJ) also made a take off and landing that same day.The need for it passed when the Allies took Okinawa and Iwo Jima. The Navy did play with the idea another 2 times using a P-51H.Pictures of the landing and take off from the USS Shangri-La are at the link below....Show more